Dr. Jessica Wu's Blog.

I injected GHK-Cu after breaking three ribs. I was in pain and willing to consider anything that might help.

Long before a treatment becomes trendy in the U.S., I’ve usually seen it already in Asia: in clinics, pharmacies, and conversations with dermatology and plastic surgery colleagues.

My first keynote. The night before, I was wrangling PowerPoint slides at 2AM.

SPF makeup counts. With a catch. Tinted moisturizer & makeup with SPF can protect your skin, but only if you use enough.

At 21, these stairs led to my fourth-floor walkup. This week, they led me back to Harvard Medical School to help shape how we train young doctors.

I went to @livelong_media, a women’s health and longevity summit, and came back with three takeways I’m bringing back to my patients:

Not everything new belongs in my office. Before I offer a new device, I study the data, speak with the engineers and scientists who built it, and look closely at safety and reproducibility.

On National Doctors Day, I'm grateful for the doctors who took care of me recently.

First time back in the gym after my ski accident.

If your retinol isn’t doing much, it may be the type, not the product.

Spring Break travel can be rough on your skin. Three things people underestimate:

After years in practice, Dermatologists notice patterns.

A morning well spent investing in our next generation of doctors!

This week, I'm speaking to the USC Dermatology residents about what no one teaches them.

Valentine’s is not my favorite holiday. It’s stressful and too much pressure to have a romantic evening.

Peptide‑curious? So are many of my patients.

Three broken ribs. Not the birthday chapter I planned.

58 years young today.

After 25 years of treating faces and bodies every day, one principle hasn’t changed: Results should still look good 5, 10, 15 years from now.

Peptides aren’t the magic shortcut your feed is selling you.

Tomorrow I'll be speaking on the "AI in Aesthetics" panel at @octaneoc's Aesthetics Tech Forum in Newport Beach, discussing how this technology is shaping how we think about skin and longevity.

Most tightening plans stop at your face. Mine doesn’t.

If you’re on a GLP-1, or thinking about it, you need more than a prescription. You need a skin plan.

I treat elite skin + health challenges daily. But at 57? I refuse to shrink. I choose big mountains, more muscle, and an occasional giant dumpling.

My days are full of serious conversations about health, hormones, and faces that are changing.​

December Skin happens when you and your skin have been pushed all year.

After 25 years I still try my best for my patients, every single day.

I didn’t grow up skiing. My family didn’t take vacations, and I was nerdy & awkward; definitely NOT athletic.

Over 40? What you eat first on Thanksgiving can influence how your skin (and your hormones) respond the next day.

Many women hear the benefits about Minoxidil pills, but not the whole picture.